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| Lindros suspended by the league |
NHL Hockey |
10/13/2002 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - New York Rangers center Eric Lindros has been suspended for one game by the National Hockey League. The penalty stems from a high-sticking incident with Montreal Canadiens defenseman Stephane Quintal in Friday night's game. Lindros hit Quintal in the head with a one-handed swing of his stick during a scramble in front of Montreal's net in a game won by the Canadiens, 4-1. Lindros sat out Saturday night's 6-0 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
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| Habs open season with victory at MSG |
NHL Hockey |
10/12/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Yanic Perreault had a goal and an assist to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a season-opening 4-1 win over the New York Rangers. Richard Zednik, Joe Juneau and Mariusz Czerkawski also scored for the Canadiens, who won their second straight season opener and snapped an eight- game winless streak (0-7-1) against the Rangers. Jose Theodore stopped 20 shots for the Canadiens, who returned to the playoffs last season after a three-year absence. Mikael Samuelsson scored the lone goal for |
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| Jagr starts second season with Caps, new coach |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2002 |
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| the club deep into the playoffs for a run at the Stanley Cup. However, injuries proved costly as Washington finished second behind the eventual Eastern Conference Champion Carolina Hurricanes in the Southeast Division, and just two points behind the Montreal Canadiens for the eighth and final seed in the East with a 36-33-11-2 mark. Key defensive performers Calle Johansson, Steve Konowalchuk and Jeff Halpern missed most of the season with injuries, and goaltender Olaf Kolzig suffered a knee injury and had a sub-p |
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| Rangers aim for second straight win to start season |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) -The New York Rangers will try for their second straight win to open the season and their sixth consecutive victory over the Montreal Canadiens in their home-opener at Madison Square Garden on Friday. New York used two goals each from 41-year-old captain Mark Messier and Petr Nedved to upend the defending Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes, 4-1, in the team's season-opener on Wednesday. Messier's two points moved him into a tie with Ron Greschner for sixth place on the |
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| Blackhawks start season minus Fleury |
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10/10/2002 |
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| y Amonte exercised his right of free agency on July 1 and signed a four-year contract worth $24 million with the Phoenix Coyotes. Fleury was being counted on to help soften the loss of Amonte in the offensive end. The team also swung a deal with the Montreal Canadiens for crafty Sergei Berezin, who will attempt to recapture the scoring touch that allowed him to notch 37 goals for the Maple Leafs in the late 1990s. He managed a meager 11 scores last season with the Coyotes and Canadiens, but his raw speed and offe |
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| Rangers' great Rayner passes away |
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10/09/2002 |
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| er played 10 seasons in the NHL, and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973. Rayner led the Rangers to within one goal of the Stanley Cup in 1950. Despite finishing fourth in the league's regular-season standings, the Rangers knocked off the Montreal Canadiens before facing the Detroit Red Wings in a seven-game final. Madison Square Garden was booked with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, forcing the Rangers to host just two "home" games at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. The Red Wings, w |
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| 2002-03 NHL Season Outlook |
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10/09/2002 |
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| tuation, and you have a team plummeting from the cusp of contention to an early summer. That is unless netminder Steve Shields, who was obtained to replace still-available Byron Dafoe, climbs out of the hole he has been stuck in for three years. 10. Montreal Canadiens - Two years ago, Jose Theodore was solid in his first season as a regular starter. Last campaign he was dazzling enough to clean up at the NHL Awards Show. In 2002-03? We shall see, but don't expect another Hart and Vezina on his mantle. The Canadie |
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| Royal flair at NHL pre-season game |
NHL Hockey |
10/06/2002 |
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| rst period before leaving. The queen is in Vancouver with her husband, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, as part of a 12-day tour of Canada, celebrating the 50th anniversary of her rule. The last game the British monarch saw was in 1951 between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers The queen was joined on the ice by hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, the executive director of Team Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the NHL's career scoring leader; Cassie Campbell, captain of the Canadian women's Olympic |
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| Former Canadiens owner Molson dies |
NHL Hockey |
10/01/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (MySportsbook) - Hartland de Montarville Molson, the former longtime owner of the Montreal Canadiens, has died at the age of 95. Molson, also a former Canadian senator, was president of the team from 1957 to 1968. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973. Molson headed the family brewing dynasty, serving as director for more than 50 years, but is best known for his association with the NHL, including the signing of legendary Montreal center Jean Beliveau. He was married three times |
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